Students will work collaboratively in small groups, utilizing the Internet and email to support collaborative group work
Students will utilize Boolean, hierarchical and associative search engines to identify and retrieve information relative to a specific problem or issue
Students will evaluate the credibility of information retrieved from electronic resources
Students will utilize WEB 2.0 tools for collaboration, learning, publishing news groups, file transfers and presentation
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic components of information literacy
Assessment Strategies:
Weekly Group PowerPoint Presentation 15 Points/ 5 Points ea.
Email to instructor 5 Points
Email With an attachment 5 Points
Reaction/ Reflection Papers/Discussion 20 Points Develop a research Project & publish it using WEB 2.0 Tools 40 Points
Class Participation 15 Points
a) Students will be assigned PowerPoint presentations based on Research tools. Slide shows will be presented to the class. b) Students will be assigned readings and follow – up activities c) Email assignments to instructor Veronica Harris at veronica.harris@go.cambridgecollege.edu d) Send an email with an attachment to instructor e) Students will read two articles in their field of study and discuss that article in a 1-2 page paper; post that paper to class wiki; react to two postings using collaborative WEB spaces f) Evaluate two web sites related to final project and present to class g) Develop a research project pertaining to your particular field of study and publish it using WEB 2.0 Tools
Instructional Strategies:
Lectures, demonstrations, hands-on activities, email communication and open seminar format. Materials: Required Text & USB Flash Drive Bibliography: Ackermann. Ernest, Hartman. Karen: Searching and Researching on the Internet and the World Wide Web 5th Edition, Franklin, Beedle and Associates
Purchase Information:
URL: www.Fbeedle.com
ISBN Number: 978-1-59028-242-7
Phone: 1.800.322.2665
Weekly Plan and Assignments
Class Times 8:30 – 5:30
Intensive Week 1/March 24 8:30 – 10:15 Introduction to Course/Housekeeping Survey, Expectations Review Syllabi Intro to Information Literacy (What does it mean)? Information Literacy Standards (Where do we fit in, what does it look like)?
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 12:00 Using the World Wide Web as an Information Resource Information Sources Browser Essentials/Navigation Using the Web for Research/Choosing the Best Tool Overview: Search Engines, Directories, Web 2.0
3:15 – 5:00
Privacy & Ethics
Introduction to WikiSpaces
Assignments: All assignments must be posted to class wiki
Articles - Due dates: March 26, April 2 Read two articles in your field or in a topic of interest that you may research. Write a reflection/reaction paper for each one. Post that page to Class Wiki. Respond to two classmate’s posting. Join the discussion. Enter at least three postings to discussions. Final Project Outline -April 2
Outline providing topic & subtopics relating to final research topic idea
Introductory Poster: Use Glogster.com to create a poster introducing yourself. Share on Sunday, October 2
PowerPoint Presentations - Due Weekends of March 22 & April 14 (In class and home assignments) Research assigned electronic tools; create a PowerPoint presentation based on your research. Post to class Wiki; Be prepared to share Text Book Activities - In Class Participation/Jigsaw Read Chapters 1 through 3 and complete activities within the chapter.
Final Project: Completed and presented in Class October 21 and 22; Research for final project should be completed during the interim 3 weeks and available for use during the Project Workshop on Saturday October 22. October 29 Submission of completed final project for grading
Assessment Strategies:
Weekly Group PowerPoint Presentation 15 Points/ 5 Points ea.
Email to instructor 5 Points
Email With an attachment 5 Points
Reaction/ Reflection Papers/Discussion 20 Points
Develop a research Project & publish it using WEB 2.0 Tools 40 Points
Class Participation 15 Points
Assignments:
a) Students will be assigned PowerPoint presentations based on Research tools. Slide shows will be presented tothe class.
b) Students will be assigned readings and follow – up activities
c) Email assignments to instructor Veronica Harris at veronica.harris@go.cambridgecollege.edu
d) Send an email with an attachment to instructor
e) Students will read two articles in their field of study and discuss that article in a 1-2 page paper; post that
paper to class wiki; react to two postings using collaborative WEB spaces
f) Evaluate two web sites related to final project and present to class
g) Develop a research project pertaining to your particular field of study and publish it using WEB 2.0 Tools
Instructional Strategies:
Lectures, demonstrations, hands-on activities, email communication and open seminar format.
Materials: Required Text & USB Flash Drive
Bibliography:
Ackermann. Ernest, Hartman. Karen: Searching and Researching on the Internet and the World Wide Web 5th
Edition, Franklin, Beedle and Associates
Purchase Information:
URL: www.Fbeedle.com
ISBN Number: 978-1-59028-242-7
Phone: 1.800.322.2665
Weekly Plan and Assignments
Class Times 8:30 – 5:30Intensive Week 1/March 24
8:30 – 10:15
Introduction to Course/Housekeeping
Survey, Expectations
Review Syllabi
Intro to Information Literacy (What does it mean)?
Information Literacy Standards (Where do we fit in, what does it look like)?
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 12:00
Using the World Wide Web as an Information Resource
Information Sources
Browser Essentials/Navigation
Using the Web for Research/Choosing the Best Tool
Overview: Search Engines, Directories, Web 2.0
12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 – 2:00
Managing and Citing Information/Social Bookmarking
Chapter 4 Jigsaw Activity
Copyright Issues
Fair Use or Not???
http://www.lib.byu.edu/departs/copyright/tutorial/module1/page11.htm
2:00 3:15
Researcher’s Toolkit
Chapter 5 Jigsaw Activity
Overview: Directories, Subject Guides, Google Books, Google Scholar
Research Skills & Tools
Evaluating Information
Chapter 3 Activity
3:15 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 5:00
Overview of PowerPoint & PowerPoint Presentations
Intensive Week 1/March 25
8:30 – 10:00
Final Project Discussion/Requirements/Demonstrations
Present Intro PowerPoint
Saving Conventions/Creating Folders on Storage Devices
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:30 – 12:00
Search Strategies/Search Engines
Boolean Operators/Common Search Strategies
Chapter 6 Jigsaw Activity
12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 – 3:00
Specialized Databases
Directories
Virtual Libraries
Chapter 7 Jigsaw Activity
3:00 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 5:00
Privacy & Ethics
Introduction to WikiSpaces
Assignments: All assignments must be posted to class wiki
Articles - Due dates: March 26, April 2
Read two articles in your field or in a topic of interest that you may research. Write a reflection/reaction paper for each one. Post that page to Class Wiki. Respond to two classmate’s posting. Join the discussion. Enter at least three postings to discussions.
Final Project Outline - April 2
Outline providing topic & subtopics relating to final research topic idea
Introductory Poster: Use Glogster.com to create a poster introducing yourself. Share on Sunday, October 2
PowerPoint Presentations - Due Weekends of March 22 & April 14 (In class and home assignments)
Research assigned electronic tools; create a PowerPoint presentation based on your research. Post to class Wiki; Be prepared to share
Text Book Activities - In Class Participation/Jigsaw
Read Chapters 1 through 3 and complete activities within the chapter.
Final Project: Completed and presented in Class October 21 and 22; Research for final project should be completed during the interim 3 weeks and available for use during the Project Workshop on Saturday October 22.
October 29
Submission of completed final project for grading
Intensive Week 2/April 14
8:30 -10:00
Presentations
NewsGroups
Blogs, Microblogs, E-Zines,
FTP Archives
Keeping Current
Multimedia
Chapters 8 & 9 Jigsaw Activity
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 12:30
Privacy and Security on the Net
Document Sharing
Social Networking
Chapter 10 Jigsaw Activity
12:30 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:00
Developing an Electronic Publication: WikiSpapces
2:00 – 2:15 BREAK
2:15 - 5:00
Project Workshop
April 15
8:30 – 11:00
Clean up and finalize project
11:00 – 11:15 BREAK
11:15 – 5:00 Present Final Projects
April 30
Additional Work on Final Projects to be completed and submitted for grading